高一英语festival课件(精品).ppt

Unit 3 Lesson 1 FestivalsQuestion what is your favorite season?What festivals happen during your favorite season?Whats your favorite season?What festivals happen during each season?(please give one typical festival in each season)1.Winter:2.Spring:3.Summer:4.Autumn:Spring Festival The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together,just like Christmas in the West.All people living away from home go back.Lantern FestivalThe Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month,usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.This days important activity is watching lanterns.Guessing lantern riddlesis an essential part of the Festival.People will eat yuanxiao,or rice dumplings,on this day,so it is also called the Yuanxiao Festival Dragon Boat FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festival,the 5th day of the 5th lunar month,has a history of more than 2,000 years.Zongzi is an essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival.It is said that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period There are many legends about the evolution of the festival,the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan(340-278 BC).Qu was a minister of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period,He was upright,loyal and highly esteemed for his wise counsel that brought peace and prosperity to the state.However,when a dishonest and corrupt prince vilified Qu,he was disgraced and dismissed from office.Realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials,Qu grabbed a large stone and leapt into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.Nearby fishermen rushed over to try and save him but were unable to even recover his body.Thereafter,the state declined and was eventually conquered by the State of Qin.edcThe Mid-Autumn FestivalEvery year in September or October,it is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world.Read to learnRead the texts again and fill in the table with the information from the texts.add another typical festival that you know well.Festivals Season&date/monthTypical foodTypical activityand special meaningMid-Autumn FestivalThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Lantern FestivalAdd another typical festivalSeptember or Octobermoon cakesThe fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendarZongziThe fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendarSweetdumplings1.meet in the evening 2.watch the moon3.A special occasion for family1.have dragon boat races2.mark the beginning of the hottest season of the year3.remember Qu Yuan 1.watch lanterns&guess lantern riddles2.marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.Vocabulary:choose the words below and complete the sentences burn down,celebrate,mark,light,decorate,include,boil,take part in1.The room _ by dozens of candles.2.Tom _ his room with some photos of sports stars3.A firework display was organized to _ the Queens birthday.4.The party is for students to _ their graduation with family and friends.is lithas decoratedmarkcelebrate5.I _ in the soccer team when the best player broke his leg.6.The school _ by a mad man.Only two classrooms still stand.7.Would you like to _ the race tomorrow?You have to run 10 km.8.The water must _ to make sure it is clean and safe to drink.was includedwas burnt downtake part inbe boileddiscuss your favorite festival in your group and choose the best one and read itdiscussionhomeworkresearch some information about your favorite festival and write a composition